Which slam will be the first to introduce BO3 Men's Singles matches?
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I really hope this does not happen...putting in fifth set tie breakers is bad enough...
OldschoolKIaus
Hall of Fame
I'm afraid UO will be the first because AO recently gained a boost in popularity (happy slam), FO is the only clay and WIM is allmighty WIM.
UO needs something unique to it.
But I hate the idea.
UO needs something unique to it.
But I hate the idea.
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
Talk Tennis Guru
All of them at once! Excited!
boredone3456
G.O.A.T.
USO...the first to introduce 5th set tiebreaks and given the wacky weather there in recent years...I mean it feels like it rains more there than Wimbledon lately...
Phoenix1983
G.O.A.T.
Gotta be USO.
And - sadly - this will eventually happen in all slams.
And - sadly - this will eventually happen in all slams.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
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Tennis_Hands
Banned
If it ever happens, it will be USO.
The amount of commercial breaks and convenience of broadcasting will do them in.
The amount of commercial breaks and convenience of broadcasting will do them in.
guitarra
Professional
Once they do it it's check mate, man.
I fear the same, but then they could be abolished as Slams altogether, because then they are not different from Masters except having one more round. And it would be nonsensical to make them 2-week-events then as well, because it is easily possible to play best of 3 every day.
Enceladus
Legend
Maybe it will not be so bad, people. Perhaps once in the future there will be a compromise between conservatives (Bo5 supporters) and liberals (Bo3 supporters) in such a way that for example the first three rounds will be Bo3 format and from 4R in Bo5 format. In the past, in the 1970s on the US Open, a matches of both formats took place.
I doubt some GS tournament will announce that from now on, all matches including the final will be in Bo3 format. We all know that the prestige of such a major tournament would reduced. Organizers of GS tournaments hold each other in chess, which is good for tennis.
Personally, I would like in order to never change the match format on GS tournaments. I hope there will still be plenty of conservatives to defend Bo5 format.
I doubt some GS tournament will announce that from now on, all matches including the final will be in Bo3 format. We all know that the prestige of such a major tournament would reduced. Organizers of GS tournaments hold each other in chess, which is good for tennis.
Personally, I would like in order to never change the match format on GS tournaments. I hope there will still be plenty of conservatives to defend Bo5 format.
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
USO or Wimbledon
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
AO and RG too. I find it weird that that fact is rarely mentioned.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Exactly
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
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oldmanfan
Legend
If this happens, then tennis will lose its greatest spectacle.
non-seeds need to win 6 matches in 1.5 weeks at IW, with no guaranteed 1-day breaks between matches.
Bo3 Slams get 3-4 days more just to win 1 more 'easier-ranked' match, with guranteed 1-day break between matches.
By that point, slam = glorified masters.
No thanks, and see ya!
non-seeds need to win 6 matches in 1.5 weeks at IW, with no guaranteed 1-day breaks between matches.
Bo3 Slams get 3-4 days more just to win 1 more 'easier-ranked' match, with guranteed 1-day break between matches.
By that point, slam = glorified masters.
No thanks, and see ya!
mike danny
Bionic Poster
No, Wimb won't do it.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
They will benefit the Next Gen more than the Big 4 who are on their way out.
BGod
G.O.A.T.
It's the USO because of the advertisers. This is why NFL overtime was sudden death and even still is just slightly extended as oppose to playing full quarters.
I suspect with the traffic as I have attended the USO early rounds till 2am they'll start with 1st & 2nd Rounds. Then eventually move to 3rd and 4th Rounds. Ticket sales last year were a joke so they'll use that reasoning to boost from Quarters-Finals also known as Championship package. Eventually I think FO will follow as the least watches Slam and also for 1st and 2nd Round matches and probably stop there.
I suspect with the traffic as I have attended the USO early rounds till 2am they'll start with 1st & 2nd Rounds. Then eventually move to 3rd and 4th Rounds. Ticket sales last year were a joke so they'll use that reasoning to boost from Quarters-Finals also known as Championship package. Eventually I think FO will follow as the least watches Slam and also for 1st and 2nd Round matches and probably stop there.
van_Loederen
Professional
i too doubt it will happen any time soon. Bo3 in the early 3 rounds may come though. would make the early round matches more exciting to most spectators.
it would surely simply remain 2 weeks. i'd guess the first day of round 4 would be preponed to Saturday though.
this change is however not as attractive as it seems. Bo3 would increase the number of early upsets, which is a mixed blessing. also, most early round matchups don't sell so very well anyway to the TV audience (while on-site spectators have less issues with Bo5). it wouldn't change so greatly with Bo3.
so is it worth trimming the format and surrendering some status and tradition (which would cost too)?
Mark-Touch
Legend
I sure hope not.
Because if they ever did it in the near term they'd likely have to shut down this site!
Who would be able to convincingly argue who's GOAT when you'd have generations
having played BO5 for all their slams and others having played BO3.
TOTAL confusion!
Oh yeah, he was GOAT of the Pre-Open era.
Yeah well he was GOAT of the BO5 era!
Yeah well he was GOAT of the BO3 era!
Gee I wish could have seen player 'x' from the BO5 era play player 'y'
from the BO3 era.
I'm sure player 'y' would have whooped his ass!
Oh really, in a BO3 or BO5 format?
20 slams in the BO5 era easily trumps
22 slams in the BO3 era! So there! Hmmmph!
r2473
G.O.A.T.
Are you watching the US Open with Sureshs?
MugOpponent
Hall of Fame
Hopefully it never happens. If one of them takes the plunge then almost certainly the US Open would be the first. Think of all the complaining about the conditions last year, it's also at the end of the season and sadly we've become a society of snowflakes, so it's really the US Open.
I can't imagine Roland Garros or Wimbledon doing this under any circumstance.
I can't imagine Roland Garros or Wimbledon doing this under any circumstance.
duaneeo
Legend
Agree, and don't think it ever will.
justasport
Professional
Will not happen.
titoelcolombiano
Legend
Is it up to individual slams to decide how many sets are played? Is there not an ITF rule enforcing best of 5? I hope it never changes but if any slam makes the move I could see them keeping the final as BO5, at least initially.
Mark-Touch
Legend
Well there has been some good that has come from this post.
It has caused me to do some research on Fed's slams.
First on his wins...
Of his 20 slams wins, he would not have been penalized in even a single slam, had they been
playing BO3!
In each and every slam win he was up by either 2-0 or 2-1 and then went on to win.
So BO3 he still would have been the winner, 20 times.
For his slam losses (10)...
He actually would have picked up an extra slam had they been playing BO3.
In his U.S. Open 2009 loss to Del Po he was up 2-1 before he lost the plot.
It has caused me to do some research on Fed's slams.
First on his wins...
Of his 20 slams wins, he would not have been penalized in even a single slam, had they been
playing BO3!
In each and every slam win he was up by either 2-0 or 2-1 and then went on to win.
So BO3 he still would have been the winner, 20 times.
For his slam losses (10)...
He actually would have picked up an extra slam had they been playing BO3.
In his U.S. Open 2009 loss to Del Po he was up 2-1 before he lost the plot.
Would be a good way to permanently cement the big 3 as the all time greatest players. No one will care if Zverev wins 25 best of 3 slams.
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